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Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL reconstruction) is a surgical tissue graft replacement of the anterior cruciate ligament, located in the knee, to restore its function after an injury. [ 1 ] The torn ligament can either be removed from the knee (most common), or preserved (where the graft is passed inside the preserved ruptured ...
Traction (orthopedics) Early Greek traction device, from a Byzantine edition of Galen 's work in the 2nd century AD. Traction is a set of mechanisms for straightening broken bones or relieving pressure on the spine [1] and skeletal system. There are two types of traction: skin traction and skeletal traction.
Failed Back Syndrome. Specialty. Neurosurgery Orthopaedic Surgery. Failed Back Syndrome (abbreviated as FBS) is a condition characterized by chronic pain following back surgeries. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The term "post-laminectomy syndrome" is sometimes used by doctors to indicate the same condition as failed back syndrome. [ 3 ]
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set is a procedural code set developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). It is maintained by the CPT Editorial Panel. [1] The CPT code set describes medical, surgical, and diagnostic services and is designed to communicate uniform information about medical services and procedures among ...
Low back pain. Low back pain or lumbago is a common disorder involving the muscles, nerves, and bones of the back, in between the lower edge of the ribs and the lower fold of the buttocks. Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. [ 4 ]
Neurogenic claudication (NC), also known as pseudoclaudication, is the most common symptom of lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and describes intermittent leg pain from impingement of the nerves emanating from the spinal cord. [ 1 ][ 2 ]Neurogenic means that the problem originates within the nervous system. Claudication, from Latin claudicare 'to ...
Physical therapy addresses the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. [3] PTs use an individual's history and physical examination to arrive at a diagnosis and establish a management plan and, when necessary, incorporate the results of laboratory and imaging studies like X-rays, CT-scan, or MRI findings.
Alternative therapy. Manipulation under anesthesia (MUA) or fibrosis release procedures[ 1 ] is a multidisciplinary, chronic pain-related manual therapy modality which is used for the purpose of improving articular and soft tissue movement. [dubious– discuss ][definition needed] This is accomplished by way of a combination of controlled joint ...